Trader Joe's Recalls Chicken Dumplings Containing Bits Of Plastic

BEAUMONT, CA — A California-based company has recalled chicken soup dumplings sold at Trader Joe's locations nationwide because the product may contain bits of hard plastic from a permanent marker, according to an announcement.

CJ Foods Manufacturing, based in Beaumont, California, recalled 61,839 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumplings after receiving complaints from consumers who reported finding pieces of plastic inside the dumplings, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday.

The affected dumplings were produced on Dec. 7, 2023. The products subject to the recall are:

• 6-oz. boxes with plastic trays containing six pieces of “TRADER JOE’S Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings” with lot codes “03.07.25.C1-1” and “03.07.25.C1-2” printed on the side of the box.

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The products also bear the establishment number “P-46009” inside the USDA mark of inspection, health officials said.

There have been no confirmed reports of illness or injury, officials said.

Consumers may still have the product in their freezers, officials said. Anyone who has purchased these products is urged not to eat them and to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

Anyone with questions about the recall should CJ Foods Manufacturing at 800-544-6855.